I arrived at Citi Field with plenty of time to get my foam finger to vote for Wright (and Pagan), get some fries, and get to my seat. It was a hot and steamy night, but the Mets made it worthwhile as I improve to 8-2 on the season at Mets games.
I’m not going to break down Manuel’s thought process, but I would’ve used Carter in that pinch hitting situation when they determined they should let Pagan have the rest of the game off after the muscle spasms. The crowd, who had previously been loud and excited, was befuddled and really had the wind taken out of them with that pinch hitter. Well, except for the guy with the Vuvuzela, which was quite annoying even from five sections over.
This was my first time actually sitting pretty close to behind home plate at Citi Field, and it was fun to watch R. A. Dickey’s knuckleball from that vantage point.
Many Mets fans booed the decision to bring in Frankie Rodriguez and not let Dickey finish. He didn’t make it a clean inning, but it certainly wasn’t a stressful one. The Mets win again at home, and keep rolling.
